Yup, like i suspected... any 'sartorial' obstacle in Singapore's got nothing to do with the climate. just the people. (I type this while I am sitting here in my showroom with the airconditioning blasting at a 'balmy' 16 degrees celcius and wearing my heavy linen sports jacket, wool pants and tan brogue boots...wishing for gloves)

and i recently find myself actually spending more time indoors just to be able to do so.

I used to be the same as most Singaporeans, laughing at those poor fellas who had to wear suits for work and looking miserable once out on the streets. (Hey i used to be a PE teacher. My everday workwear was shorts and tees!)

So if we are simply talking about practicality and not my new found sartorial interest...

then Yes since i spent most of my time outdoors, its true that sartorial adventures were not something i would try to pursue!

now that i am working and spending most of my time in a commercial building, I find myself having to don extra layers because of the climate indoors, artificial or not.

But now, instead of grabbing the nearest cardigan or nylon windbreaker, i go to a heavy linen jacket or even a seersucker summer jacket.

I don't have the opportunity to relocate to another place where the 'climate' would be more suitable so I make do. So i Suggest a Shoe club cos hey everyone needs nice shoes!

Don't worry about it. Most of us know code-switching. (if not, i don't think I'll be able to get my fried carrot cake, extra crispy, from my friendly food center guy.) I also THINK that PG is just joking since he is a frequent visitor to Singapore. I'm sure he's met Sg citizens who can speak good English when they want to. AND there's always the official mascot of the "speak good english" campaign to remind us about how important English is to us Singaporeans. (Google: Ris Low)

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Originally Posted by apropos

What a churlish comment; every country has its own patois - Singaporeans, Aussies, Hongkongers, everyone - and should not have to apologise for it, least of all to Australians.

The five #6's that I bought have sold and been shipped. I shipped a couple of 5 and 6's together, and they turned out to be more than twice the shipping for one magazine. Who knew? Also, Canada remains the most expensive place in the world to ship.

The five #6's that I bought have sold and been shipped. I shipped a couple of 5 and 6's together, and they turned out to be more than twice the shipping for one magazine. Who knew? Also, Canada remains the most expensive place in the world to ship.

It's very hard to predict the shipping. Sometimes, when you ship two magazines, you are forced to "upgrade" your shipping choices to the next best option when the combined weight and dimensions hit a certain limit, upon which can cost 3-4 times more. That's why some people choose to ship them in 2 packages instead of one.

It's a real bitch shipping to Canada, IMHO. My postal service charge about the same as shipping to Greenland. I wonder if this is the reason why The Rake doesn't want Canadian subscribers.